Making some changes You may have noticed that the layout of Living Healthy in the Real World has undergone a makeover! I have finally found a blog template that I really like. I met with my graphic designer earlier this week and we made some fun changes to my entire…
Steven of Easy Diet Labels kindly sent me some of his stickers to review a couple of weeks ago, and I have been enjoying slapping the stickers on food products all over my kitchen ever since. A bag of frozen tofu got the "Great choice" sticker. A carton of free-range eggs…
One of the fun new toys that I received as a house-warming gift was a digital kitchen scale. Squee! I've always wanted one of them. I like being able to measure out food gram for gram. This will also make life much easier when trying to cook from a Nigella…
Nutrition labels and information on ingredients for food products is probably one of my most passionate interests within the field of nutrition. I even wrote a feature piece about the misleading claims on food products for a newspaper last year. So when Andrea from POM Wonderful contacted me about how…
Ever since I went vegan for a month in September 2009, I've really cut back on dairy. I drink non-dairy milk (either soy milk or almond milk, unsweetened). I cut out cheese entirely for a while, but I have been eating more of it lately, just in smaller portions. I…
This is the final part of our Cleaning & Organizing mini-series! Be sure to check out our previous installments: Part One: Why Should I Clean? Part Two: Starting Fresh Part Three: Dealing with Housemates Part Four: Cleaning and Organizing the Bathroom Part Five: Creating a Welcoming Living Space Part Six:…
Don't forget to answer this month's poll about wearing sunscreen! The Living Healthy in the Real World Guide to Cleaning & Organizing Be sure to check out our previous installments: Part One: Why Should I Clean? Part Two: Starting Fresh Part Three: Dealing with Housemates Part Four: Cleaning and Organizing…
Don't forget to answer this month's poll about sunscreen! I use moisturizer daily, so when I was offered the opportunity to try out this product before it has even been released to the public, I was all too eager to do so. Disclaimer: I received the sample for free and…
Last month's poll In our last poll, we discussed our particular exercise styles. With 40 total voters, 55% prefer to exercise solo, 5% like exercising in group situations the best, 37.5% like a combination of exercising by themselves and with others, and 2.5% don't exercise. Glad to see that only…
Be sure to check out our previous installments: Part One: Why Should I Clean? Part Two: Starting Fresh Part Three: Dealing with Housemates Part Four: Cleaning and Organizing the Bathroom Part Five: Creating a Welcoming Living Space Part Six: Working in your Kitchen Part Seven: The Bedroom As someone who…
